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White folding mini drone with black propellers, photographed from above on a blue mat next to a steel ruler

DJI

Suspected DJI Shell Jovistar Kills Its Own FCC Drone Approval

Suspected DJI shell Jovistar asked TÜV Rheinland to dismiss its drone's FCC grant, says it never sold one, and its files point to Skyany and Fikaxo.

Haye KestelooOct 17

Skydio

Skydio: Dominion Adds 100 Docked Drones and Turns Linemen Into Pilots

Dominion Energy added 100 Skydio docked drones, says Adam Bry. Dominion says they save 8 to 12 hours per event and open pilot jobs for linemen.

Haye KestelooOct 16

Zipline

Zipline Turns 10: The Bouncy Castle Years Behind 3 Million Deliveries

Zipline marks 10 years since its first Rwanda flight with an origin film. The 51% maternal mortality figure it cites comes from a narrower study.

Haye KestelooOct 16

Pilot Institute

FCC Moves to Shut Out Chinese Labs, DroneSense Adds LAANC, DJI Dock 4

Greg Reverdiau: the FCC votes Oct. 29 to cut off Chinese test labs, DroneSense adds LAANC through Aloft, and DJI's Dock 4 swaps batteries in 25 seconds.

Greg ReverdiauOct 16

Amazon

Portland Votes 11-0 Toward Drone Hub Pause as Amazon Cancels Meeting

Portland's council voted 11-0 to start state notice for a possible drone hub moratorium. Amazon canceled its Oct. 20 meeting with city planners.

Haye KestelooOct 16

A gray DJI Matrice 4 drone with a speaker module on top and a thermal camera gimbal, on a white display table at a trade show booth beside a second Matrice 4

FCC Ban

FCC Files Pentagon's Sealed DJI Letters, Says Ban Didn't Rely on Them

The FCC filed the Pentagon's Section 1709 letters on DJI under seal and says it did not rely on them. The public pages name DJI and no specific threat.

Haye KestelooOct 15

Gray DJI Matrice quadcopter with a gimbal camera underneath and a cylindrical radar unit on top, sitting on a concrete pad with green and red arm lights on

Firefighters

Missouri Fire Drone Caught a 200-Acre Blaze Jumping Its Line

A Logan-Rogersville drone showed Highlandville crews a 200-acre Stone County, Mo., fire had jumped a river. It was the chief's first drone at a fire.

Haye KestelooOct 15

White DJI Osmo Pocket 4P with its two stacked camera lenses held out toward the viewer by a woman in a white top, out of focus on a city street

TEASER

DJI Osmo Pocket 4P In Pearl White Launches October 20, US Gets A 404

DJI's teaser sets October 20 at 12 PM GMT for the Pearl White Osmo Pocket 4P, 82 days after the black model. Its Notify Me link ends on a 404 in the US.

Haye KestelooOct 15

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